Shaw Industries · 3 days ago
Innovation Manager
Dalton, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expShaw Industries is a leader in innovation, focused on creating value through differentiated products and services. The Innovation Manager will lead strategic innovation efforts across the company, collaborating with business units to translate complex challenges into actionable insights and drive the innovation process from ideation to commercialization.
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Responsibilities
Build strong, collaborative relationships with business leaders to identify high-impact innovation opportunities and influence strategic decisions
Gather and share market and customer insights to uncover trends and identify growth opportunities
Champion customer-centricity by ensuring all innovation decisions prioritize the needs of Shaw’s customers
Own and continuously improve the Corporate Innovation Stage-Gate process: a seven-step framework that ensures accountability, value creation, and growth
Lead process and project management to drive efficient decision-making across the Corporate Innovation Team
Collaborate with and guide technical innovation teams across the organization to accelerate commercialization of key business initiatives
Develop and influence the creation of opportunity assessments, project briefs, and business cases that clearly document milestones and outcomes within the Stage-Gate process
Maintain comprehensive documentation of all Stage-Gate phases, including assumptions, test results, presentations, and action plans
Cultivate and promote a culture of innovation at Shaw by championing and embedding innovation best practices throughout the organization
Create compelling communications and presentations that showcase new ideas, project progress, and commitments to senior leaders and stakeholders
Partner with the corporate sustainability team to align product innovations and material choices with sustainability goals and health & wellbeing commitments
Mentor and influence technical team members to strengthen long-term innovation capabilities and leadership competencies
Support intellectual property efforts in alignment with Shaw’s overall IP strategy
Represent Shaw at strategic market events and conferences to expand networks, gain insights, and stay ahead of innovation trends
Scout and evaluate partnership opportunities with suppliers and technology vendors, articulate business value, and secure leadership buy-in
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Design, Business, or a related field; advanced technical training preferred
5+ years of manufacturing, innovation, business, technical, engineering, design, marketing, or equivalent experience
Ability to travel (domestic and international – 15%)
Forward-looking, adaptive thinker with a strong, critical mindset
Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including refined presentation skills
Strong business acumen
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential business information
Ability to understand major enterprise and business issues and challenges
Ability to lead and influence a team of cross-divisional internal leaders
Company
Shaw Industries
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2001-01-08Acquired
Leadership Team
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Jim Kirkpatrick
Executive Vice President and CFO
Recent News
2025-11-12
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